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Post by stantheman on Jan 20, 2018 18:44:28 GMT
Bauer has a Pilots license Zouma doesnt End of
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Post by wuzza on Jan 20, 2018 18:47:09 GMT
One of the few players that had little to prove today actually showed why he is by far our outatanding player this season- Joe Allen.
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Post by henry on Jan 20, 2018 18:53:26 GMT
Ive just had to google what "badinage" means - you learn something new every day Zouma for me, how the fuck does he stay in the air that long.
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Post by dazzler on Jan 20, 2018 19:01:54 GMT
Can you remember the last time you left with a choice of players for motm?
Personally between Allen and shawcross
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Post by westgatelakes on Jan 20, 2018 19:44:55 GMT
Strange how opinions differ isn't it - I thought Shaqiri had an average game and missed 3 good chances. Until he scored, everything was bouncing off Diouf. Choupo was our best forward today for me but overall it was a good team effort which is what was required under the circumstances.
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Post by walrus on Jan 20, 2018 19:44:57 GMT
Zouma took off five seconds too early for every header and still won them all!
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Post by broadwayroundabout on Jan 20, 2018 20:44:08 GMT
Quite strange is football, sponsor pays his money, takes his choice, a few players to chose from, home debut must add to the choice. Diouf took his goal well? Off one post to the other? Shaq played well? Missed a sitter, slipping over, fluffed a strike? We’ve all got opinions😄
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Post by Theninjabadger on Jan 20, 2018 20:47:00 GMT
Zouma took off five seconds too early for every header and still won them all! I’ve never seen a footballer get so much hang time. I thought he was levitating at one point
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Post by generationex on Jan 20, 2018 20:55:06 GMT
Ive just had to google what "badinage" means - you learn something new every day Zouma for me, how the fuck does he stay in the air that long. Badinage. It’s the new banter.
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Post by stokerstayinup on Jan 20, 2018 20:57:59 GMT
I would have dropped Zouma for todays game.Hes been shite recently.Today he was immense
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Post by owdestokie2 on Jan 20, 2018 21:58:32 GMT
I would suspect the Sponsors are “led” to their man of the match choice
Their choice would have been politically correct. There were so many good performances today and it would unfair to single out individuals
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Post by emmbrook1956 on Jan 20, 2018 22:05:17 GMT
For me, Allen played really well, both Zouma and Ryan were immense at back. Bauer carried on where he left off at Old Trafford. I thought that is perhaps it could have been either Allen or Zouma. Why Shaqiri got it from the BBC when he did not score at least one from 3 good chances I do not comprehend.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 22:27:57 GMT
I'm with the OP, Zouma won everything bar one strange challenge in the second half.
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Jan 20, 2018 22:32:33 GMT
Zouma took off five seconds too early for every header and still won them all! I’ve never seen a footballer get so much hang time. I thought he was levitating at one point You've obviously never seen Tim Cahill then.
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Post by mattador78 on Jan 20, 2018 22:33:35 GMT
Ive just had to google what "badinage" means - you learn something new every day Zouma for me, how the fuck does he stay in the air that long. May mate from work was sat with me today he said the same thing about zouma that it’s like he floats for a cpl of seconds
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jan 20, 2018 22:35:52 GMT
Bauer was excellent today, as was Zouma, Shawcross, Peiters and Allen.... Anyone of those five could have walked away with MotM, but there can only be one....Bauer got it....I'm happy enough with that!!! I'd add Diouf in too. He set the tone from the front and was a rule nuisance and took his goal excellently. We need to sign another striker who can do it too as all that went when Crouch went up front. He was wank apart from the goal! The ball just bounces off him, he's got such poor control he might as well be playing with his boots on the wrong feet. Falling over, spooning shots, smashing it straight at the keeper, passing to nobody, simply running out out of play, he's bloody terrible. Sound bloke and we've seen worse but Christ.
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Post by robstokie on Jan 20, 2018 23:45:00 GMT
Zouma WAS excellent, but so was Bauer and, my personal MOTM, Joe Allen - he was different class today, winning the ball deep and bringing it forward. In truth though, everyone put a shift in.
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Post by MooG on Jan 21, 2018 0:32:14 GMT
One of the best things about the game was that you could make a case for half the team being man of the match - it showed that they were all putting a shift in.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 21, 2018 0:35:59 GMT
I'd add Diouf in too. He set the tone from the front and was a rule nuisance and took his goal excellently. We need to sign another striker who can do it too as all that went when Crouch went up front. He was wank apart from the goal! The ball just bounces off him, he's got such poor control he might as well be playing with his boots on the wrong feet. Falling over, spooning shots, smashing it straight at the keeper, passing to nobody, simply running out out of play, he's bloody terrible. Sound bloke and we've seen worse but Christ. He set the tone of what we did today. And I actually thought his link up play and touch was a lot better today than it usually is. The bloke scores goals and work his bollocks off. Has to start most games now
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Post by BraveSirRobin on Jan 21, 2018 0:38:00 GMT
He was wank apart from the goal! The ball just bounces off him, he's got such poor control he might as well be playing with his boots on the wrong feet. Falling over, spooning shots, smashing it straight at the keeper, passing to nobody, simply running out out of play, he's bloody terrible. Sound bloke and we've seen worse but Christ. He set the tone of what we did today. And I actually thought his link up play and touch was a lot better today than it usually is. The bloke scores goals and work his bollocks off. Has to start most games now Where I was watching from and those around me were all saying how terrible diouf was first half .
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 21, 2018 0:39:38 GMT
He set the tone of what we did today. And I actually thought his link up play and touch was a lot better today than it usually is. The bloke scores goals and work his bollocks off. Has to start most games now Where I was watching from and those around me were all saying how terrible diouf was first half . The first half was terrible period.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 0:43:21 GMT
He set the tone of what we did today. And I actually thought his link up play and touch was a lot better today than it usually is. The bloke scores goals and work his bollocks off. Has to start most games now Where I was watching from and those around me were all saying how terrible diouf was first half . Then move. He he did everything that the (new) team is about. Pressed from the front. Was the target man if played long. Laid it off and got in the middle. All the stuff he did before when played up front tbh
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Post by petecampbell on Jan 21, 2018 1:49:31 GMT
Should have been Adam or Allen
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 21, 2018 1:58:04 GMT
Those man of the match awards from sponsors are daft.
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Post by 3putts on Jan 21, 2018 5:38:28 GMT
on a day of many positives we allways have one numpty who finds fault. stoke fans eh?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 7:30:51 GMT
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jan 21, 2018 9:52:04 GMT
He was wank apart from the goal! The ball just bounces off him, he's got such poor control he might as well be playing with his boots on the wrong feet. Falling over, spooning shots, smashing it straight at the keeper, passing to nobody, simply running out out of play, he's bloody terrible. Sound bloke and we've seen worse but Christ. He set the tone of what we did today. And I actually thought his link up play and touch was a lot better today than it usually is. The bloke scores goals and work his bollocks off. Has to start most games now What does that mean? If you're talking about influence then the clearest influence on the pitch was Bauer. When he was bombing up the right he was pulling their midfielders out to get three men on him and Shaq which let us counter with some intent from the centre for once. That was "the tone" of the game and Choupo battering them from the left / centre. All Mame did apart from score was exist as an extra body for them to mark. As soon as he has a second to actually think about what he does, he fucks it up. His prowess lies in being an instinctive and positionally competent unit who works hard and is fairly powerful. He's not a skilful footballer, he possesses no footballing intelligence and completely lacks any semblance of composure. By virtue of not being Crouch or Berahino he is first choice starter but come off it Bayern, MOM contender? No!
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 21, 2018 10:03:48 GMT
He set the tone of what we did today. And I actually thought his link up play and touch was a lot better today than it usually is. The bloke scores goals and work his bollocks off. Has to start most games now What does that mean? If you're talking about influence then the clearest influence on the pitch was Bauer. When he was bombing up the right he was pulling their midfielders out to get three men on him and Shaq which let us counter with some intent from the centre for once. That was "the tone" of the game and Choupo battering them from the left / centre. All Mame did apart from score was exist as an extra body for them to mark. As soon as he has a second to actually think about what he does, he fucks it up. His prowess lies in being an instinctive and positionally competent unit who works hard and is fairly powerful. He's not a skilful footballer, he possesses no footballing intelligence and completely lacks any semblance of composure. By virtue of not being Crouch or Berahino he is first choice starter but come off it Bayern, MOM contender? No! He started the pressing. He started the energy and others followed. That's how he set the tone. It was a tremendous effort and when the chance came he took it beautifully with a great finish. He lead the line, stretched the play, harried their CBs and caused them all sorts of problems.
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Post by Kjones9 on Jan 21, 2018 10:06:18 GMT
Allen for me, fantastic performance.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jan 21, 2018 10:06:27 GMT
I really don't care who gets it as long as we win the games! That said most of our players could be picked for MOM today as all of them played really well!
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